What Does It Mean to Say That a Test Is

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Multiple Choice

What does it mean to say that a test is biased against members of a particular group?

• A) Members of that group get low scores on the test.
• B) The test scores underestimate the performance of that group on other tasks.
• C) The authors of the test intended it to be used unfairly against that group.
• D) Members of that group object to the test.

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Definitions:

Association Areas

Regions of the cerebral cortex that combine sensory and motor information to perform complex cognitive tasks.

Corpus Callosum

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication and coordination between them.

Phineas Gage

An individual famously studied in neuroscience whose personality changes after a traumatic brain injury helped advance understanding of brain function.

Motor Cortex

An area of the cerebral cortex responsible for devising, managing, and carrying out voluntary muscle movements.